20 July 2010 - A Special Friend
My beautiful Candy died four days ago. She suddenly went down hill, although the previous week she had shown signs of improvement. I took her into the vet, who took more x-rays which showed that the tumour had increased in size and nothing more could be done for her. Up until then her quality of life had remained fulfilling. She came for her walks, lay in the sun and was content. But suddenly she changed, literally over night, and as I would never allow an animal in my care to suffer, I knew the time had come to say good-bye to my precious girl. I held her as her life ebbed away; she looked ...read more

12 June 2010 - Candy
I'm feeling very sad - again - but for a different reason. My beloved Candy is very ill and the outlook doesn't bode well. A few weeks ago she began having trouble keeping her food down. She'd eat half her dinner - with great gusto - then go outside, bring it up and start all over again, with the same result. I took her straight to the vet who discovered a 'mass' inside her rib cage which is pressing on her oesophagus and causing her to choke. It could be cancer, which I think we both suspect, or it could be a very virulent type of worm which I of course am hoping for. In order to find out ...read more

20 May 2010 - Life's A Bitch And Then You Die!
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the sadness of life at the moment. Not my own, but the sadness I see around me, particularly where animals are concerned. I can see the monkeys in the Sanctuary from my garden and this evening I saw one of them - Baboo - in a tree by himself sitting in the sleeping position. He's in a large open enclosure; where were the rest of his troop; monkeys always sleep together both for warmth and comfort; why was he on his own? I called to him and he raised his head and looked at me but made no move to join me. I was standing on the outside of the enclosure by this ...read more